Episode Guide - episode 23
Episode title: Fullmetal Heart
Episode title (Japanese):鋼のこころ - Hagane no Kokoro, "Steel Heart"
Number of times Ed looks shocked:0
Number of times Ed flips out because someone calls him 'short': 1
Synopsis
Ed and Al are convalescing while they recover from their ordeal in the 5th Laboratory. Winry, realizing her mistake, agrees to make a special business trip to properly fix Ed's arm. Hughes' daughter turns four. Meanwhile, Al is suffering from more than just physical wounds...
Trivia
Hagane no Kokoro
There's a simple explanation for the difference between the Japanese and English episode titles. Fullmetal Alchemist is known in Japanese as "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi", or literally "Steel Alchemist". The series is often referred to by Japanese fans as Hagaren for short, from the first two syllables of hagane and renkinjutsushi. It's similar to how the name "Pokemon" comes from shortening the original name "Pocket Monsters".
Hagane no Kokoro is also the name of one of the tracks on the Japanese FMA album, "Hagaren Song File -Edward Elric-". Alphonse Elric, Winry Rockbell, Maes Hughes and Roy Mustang also got their own albums, although fans used to the English version's voice actors might not appreciate them since they use the Japanese voice actors. Also released were three Fullmetal Alchemist Original Sound Tracks (OSTs), all eight opening and ending themes, the soundtrack to the Fullmetal Alchemist Wingless Angel game, and the Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Best set which includes all eight opening/ending themes along with clean versions of the openings and endings on DVD.
Ed's Teacher Shows Up Early
Ed's teacher makes an early appearance in this episode, despite not showing up properly until two episodes later. Look carefully when Winry visits the train station.
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